Stories for Robots

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15 Oct 2026 · 23 minNew

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, Part 1

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, adapted from the original in Antoine Galland's One Thousand and One Nights (1710s) and told to two robots hearing it for the first time. A funny storytelling podcast for kids 5 to 11 and their grown-ups. In Part 1, a lazy kid named Aladdin meets a stranger with a thin mustache, a soul patch and a very suspicious claim to be his long-lost uncle. Soon Aladdin is trapped underground with a magic ring, a dusty old lamp, and pants full of treasure. Vector eventually works out that the uncle is lying. Spark insists Aladdin and his friends are playing toilet tag. Part 2…

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   E3 · 8 Oct 2026 · 22 min

   Cinderella

   Cinderella, adapted from the Brothers Grimm's original, Aschenputtel, and told to two robots hearing it for the first time. A funny storytelling podcast for kids 5 to 11 and their grown-ups. No fairy godmother and no pumpkin coach. Instead there's a hazel tree on her mother's grave, a magic bird the robots name Marge, a ball three nights in a row, and stepsisters who will do almost anything to make a golden slipper fit. Spark wants to know where Cinderella's dad is. Vector calculates the tears. Read along, and see what's different in the original:…

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   E2 · 8 Oct 2026 · 16 min

   The Little Mermaid, Part 2

   The ending of The Little Mermaid, adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 original and told to two robots who are not ready for it. A funny storytelling podcast for kids 5 to 11 and their grown-ups. The little mermaid has legs at last, but every step feels like walking on knives, she can't say a word, and the prince keeps calling her his "foundling." Spark is outraged. Vector thinks sleeping on a pillow outside the prince's door sounds comfortable and practical. First time listening? Start with Part 1. Read along, and see what's different in the original:…

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   E1 · 8 Oct 2026 · 19 min

   The Little Mermaid, Part 1

   The Little Mermaid, adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 original and told to two robots hearing it for the first time. A funny storytelling podcast for kids 5 to 11 and their grown-ups. In Part 1, the youngest mermaid princess finally turns fifteen, swims to the surface, and saves a prince from a shipwreck. Then she makes a very big decision. Vector insists on doing his own underwater sound effects, and suggests putting the half-drowned prince in an enormous bowl of rice. Part 2 is out now too. Read along, and see what's different in the original:…

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   20 Jul 2026 · 3 min

   Introducing Stories for Robots

   Spark and Vector are robots. Silly robots. Sure, they’ve read the whole internet, but humans are still so confusing. Like, what are hot dogs and…why? And what’s up with wearing pants? To find out, they’re learning the old-fashioned way: with stories. Join them as they hear some of humanity’s most timeless tales with plenty of laughs and surprisingly insightful questions along the way. We all grew up with the same classic animated movies: The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Cinderella… you know the ones. In Season One of Stories for Robots, you’ll hear those same stories. But also totally not. Every…

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